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What are your thoughs or experience with the Marian Movement of Priests and/or Fr. Stephano Gobbi? Any priestly members in this forum?
 
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What are your thoughs or experience with the Marian Movement of Priests and/or Fr. Stephano Gobbi? Any priestly members in this forum?
I went to these prayer meeting at the request of my daughter for about 7 or 8 months.
Then I lapsed, was thinking about going back but who knows, it was all the holding hands and rocking to and fro that put me off, then again no surprise as some of the people there had been to Charismatic meetings.
I have no problem with people doing that but it’s not for me.
 
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I went to these prayer meeting at the request of my daughter for about 7 or 8 months.
Then I lapsed, was thinking about going back but who knows, it was all the holding hands and rocking to and fro that put me off, then again no surprise as some of the people there had been to Charismatic meetings.
I have no problem with people doing that but it’s not for me.
I’m surprised at the hand holding and rocking to and fro (not that there’s anything wrong with it.) It’s usually all about prayer, including the Rosary and readings from Fr. Gobbi’s book addressed to priests in particular. Pretty structured I guess is what I mean to say. Did they do that or was more like a prayer meeting, charismatics-style?
 
It was prayers,and reading a passage out of the blue book of father Gobi’s.

At the end it was holding hands and raising them up in the air like an idiot, I thought we were going to play “ring around the roses” 😛
anyway one lady beside me wanted to hold my hand, but I said sorry thats not for me.
So apart from that I dont think it’s offical by the Church, it hasn’t been condemned or sanctioned as far as I know, but it’s a very large movement.
Anyway I go to these places to pray, not disco dance:bounce:
 
I dont know what to make of this… I have read the book…and in it, the BVM allegedly tells Gobbi that the number of the beast 666 can be added and added…and that each PERIOD of this number added… meant certain upheavels in the church…then it stated that 666 x 3 = 1998…in that year certain things would happen… I also read an addendum booklet to the big book…where it was giving DATED prophesy, which again never happened, and we are told not to be doing numerology anyway…so, I am very confused as to this movement…I hear that the Pope endorses it, but on the other hand, it raises questions as to dating certain events…can anyone clairify? :confused:
 
**I have belonged to a cenacle for over 10 years. It is a group of women (and children) who come together to pray Our Lady’s rosary and other prayers. We start out with a reading from the Bible and then our prayers. After we are done praying we read one page from Fr. Gobbi’s book. It is a very blessed prayer group. We are 25 women all together and meet once a week. In the summertime the children lead us in the rosary at the park. It is very hard to put into words just how wonderful it is. Jesus and Blessed mother are there with us. You can feel them! Once, while praying the rosary at the park, my girlfriend told me she saw an angel standing behind my daughter! How awesome is that! We call our selves the “Rosary Chicks” our youngest member just turned 5 and our oldest celebrated her 95th birthday. We had a wonderful party for her and gave her a lovely statue of Our Lady of Fatima. The little girl who turned 5 we had been praying for in utero! she had some problems and by the Grace of God is a miracle baby. Her mother joined our group right after she was born. God is Good! **
 
I’m a member(since 1999), I’ve read the blue book, but I’ve never been to a cenicle(or prayer meeting). The movement seems authenic to me although “the numbers” thing seems out of place. Mother Angelica has had father Gobi on her live show and endorses him. He has mass with the Pope. I try to do the things you promise to do in the movement, like bring people closer to Jesus and the Catholic church and let people know that Mary is thier mother too. Here’s thier web info: www.mmp-usa.net
 
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**I have belonged to a cenacle for over 10 years. It is a group of women (and children) who come together to pray Our Lady’s rosary and other prayers. We start out with a reading from the Bible and then our prayers. After we are done praying we read one page from Fr. Gobbi’s book. It is a very blessed prayer group. We are 25 women all together and meet once a week. In the summertime the children lead us in the rosary at the park. It is very hard to put into words just how wonderful it is. Jesus and Blessed mother are there with us. You can feel them! Once, while praying the rosary at the park, my girlfriend told me she saw an angel standing behind my daughter! How awesome is that! We call our selves the “Rosary Chicks” our youngest member just turned 5 and our oldest celebrated her 95th birthday. We had a wonderful party for her and gave her a lovely statue of Our Lady of Fatima. The little girl who turned 5 we had been praying for in utero! she had some problems and by the Grace of God is a miracle baby. Her mother joined our group right after she was born. God is Good! **

Sounds like my kind of group. God bless you all!
 
Here is a link to the article, The Marian Movement Of Priests, By Mary Beth Krems. I believe that this article appeared in This Rock…

catholicculture.org/docs/doc_view.cfm?recnum=4152

At the end of the article there is a link to an article by Rev. Albert G. Roux, who is the National Director of the MMP-USA.

It is also worth noteing that a Vatican Offical asked Fr Gobbi to drop the line in the introduction of the Blue Book that states that the message are locutions of the Virgin Mary and replace it with a line saying that they are meditations…

If you go to the offical MMP web site at msm-mmp.org/High/English/index.htm and click on the link “The Book” on the left hand column, you will see this new line in the introduction to the book.

I also find it troubling that every priest that is part of the MMP that I have ever met introduces themselves as “Mary’s Priest”.
 
I’ve been a member of MMP for about 9 yrs. and it has been wonderful for my prayer life. we have about 25 members, although they all don’t show and some only come once in while. On avg. we have 7-10 people at every prayer meeting. When I joined, so many good things have happened to me and my family, and we have really benifitted from these meettings. It teached me the value of suffering for our priest,and when I became very sick I was able to offer it up for our priest.
 
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I dont know what to make of this… I have read the book…and in it, the BVM allegedly tells Gobbi that the number of the beast 666 can be added and added…and that each PERIOD of this number added… meant certain upheavels in the church…then it stated that 666 x 3 = 1998…in that year certain things would happen… I also read an addendum booklet to the big book…where it was giving DATED prophesy, which again never happened, and we are told not to be doing numerology anyway…so, I am very confused as to this movement…I hear that the Pope endorses it, but on the other hand, it raises questions as to dating certain events…can anyone clairify? :confused:
I know what to make of it, it’s hogwash!

This is the kind of thing we always rail against when the Jehovah witnesses try to make prophecy. We never have any trouble pointing this out as a reflection of their heresy.

As noted in another post (#9, actually), the introduction of the book was changed from his claim that these are locutions from Mary to “meditations”. This is snake oil religion.

If people want to have prayer circles and Rosary groups they should do so. There are many similarly wonderful stories of conversion and healing through prayer that do not involve the Marian Movement of Priests.

I am surprised (although perhaps I shouldn’t be) that the Vatican has not cracked down on this group.

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My parents go to weekly cenacles and I have been with them a few times. I like the group rosary and the prayers but I have to say the locutions make me a bit uneasy. If the Church has decided to reserve judgement so will I.
 
I joined a rosary cenacle in my former parish that read a selection from Fr. Gobbi’s book after the rosary. It was the only prayer group or small faith group available. I would rather read from Scripture as basis for faith sharing. I left not only because I moved but because I read in This Rock or Catholic Answer (Fr. Stravinskas, I think) that locutions have not been approved. I am very uncomfortable with it. Some of what he says seem on the money, but then, sometimes the daily horoscope in the newspaper seems right on, so how reliable is that.
 
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I know what to make of it, it’s hogwash!

This is the kind of thing we always rail against when the Jehovah witnesses try to make prophecy. We never have any trouble pointing this out as a reflection of their heresy.

As noted in another post (#9, actually), the introduction of the book was changed from his claim that these are locutions from Mary to “meditations”. This is snake oil religion.

If people want to have prayer circles and Rosary groups they should do so. There are many similarly wonderful stories of conversion and healing through prayer that do not involve the Marian Movement of Priests.end quote"

I really don’t see the justification for calling this holy movement “Hogwash”. I think it’s a dangerous thing to make such a statement about messages that may be from the Mother of God. Just as its a dangerous practice for the uninformed to condemn the Catholic Church, the spouse of the Holy Spirit. I admit the number play seems very out of place, but do we throw the baby out with the bath water? I was introduced to this movement by the most holy priest I’ve ever met. I think we all need to use caution when dealing with all things spiritual. Does the fact that Mother Angelica stands behind Father Gobbi mean nothing? And what do you mean your not surprise the Vatican hasn’t acted against this movement? Is that a snipe at the Vatican, because I think they have a massive job to do there and who are we to point fingers?:confused: Also the fact the the intro was changed will show the obediance of Father Gobbi. St. Faustinas writings were once suppressed as well as St. Pio, two Giants of faith!
 
Adding 6s and 3s to get an idea when the crud will hit the fan sounds a bit like what some fundamental Protestants might do. Jesus says we won’t know so he’s obviously not going to let on when it will happen so it could be suspicious when one priest says Mary is helping him figure it out. Nevertheless, despite the hand holding and fuzzy feelings activity, he did say that saying each religion has a bit of the truth–something that could be from ones who are attacjed to feelings (not that I’m saying all charismatic Catholics are but it could easily draw ones going for a supernatural experience).
 
Take a look at this link:

members.iinet.net.au/~raphael/gobbi.html

This has NOT been approved by the Church, sounds like New Age, and some of it appears heretical. So be warned.
 
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